{"id":58517,"date":"2026-04-19T02:28:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:28:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lebanese-maronite-party-leader-geagea-denounces-hezbollah-as-cause-of-violence-displacement\/19\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-19T02:28:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:28:48","slug":"lebanese-maronite-party-leader-geagea-denounces-hezbollah-as-cause-of-violence-displacement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/lebanese-maronite-party-leader-geagea-denounces-hezbollah-as-cause-of-violence-displacement\/19\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanese Maronite party leader Geagea denounces Hezbollah as cause of violence, displacement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem told Iranian media five steps that the terror group requires for a ceasefire with Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Samir Geagea, head of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/lebanon-bassil-urges-neutrality-hezbollah-142810315.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lebanese Maronite Christian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Lebanese Maronite Christian&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Lebanese Maronite Christian<\/a> Lebanese Forces political party, denounced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-continue-attack-hezbollah-southern-180036766.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hezbollah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hezbollah&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hezbollah<\/a> as the reason for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/collateral-damage-exiled-lebanese-tells-121549817.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:violence and displacement in Lebanon;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;violence and displacement in Lebanon&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">violence and displacement in Lebanon<\/a> in a Saturday post to X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Geagea argued that Hezbollah and its weapons are the reason Lebanese civilians need a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also said that the armed terror group is the reason for &#8220;an Israeli occupation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;If it weren&#8217;t for Hezbollah and its weapons, we wouldn&#8217;t have prisoners, displaced people, or need reconstruction,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-kills-hezbollah-chiefs-secretary-094258243.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hezbollah;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hezbollah&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hezbollah<\/a> Secretary-General Naim Qassem spoke to Iranian media, discussing Hezbollah&#8217;s conditions for a ceasefire with Israel.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>A poster of Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem lies next to a vehicle as displaced people return to their homes, after a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, April 17, 2026. (credit: REUTERS\/ZOHRA BENSEMRA)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The first step would be a &#8220;permanent cessation of aggression,&#8221; Qassem said.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">&#8216;Zionist enemy&#8217; needs to withdraw to border, Hezbollah chief Qassem demands<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Secondly, the &#8220;Zionist enemy&#8221; would need to completely withdraw from Lebanese territory to the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Thirdly, Israel would need to &#8220;release prisoners,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fourth, Lebanon&#8217;s displaced residents would need to be able to return to their cities and villages in border areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fifth step is to begin reconstruction, with support from the international and Arab communities, as well as &#8220;national responsibility.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hezbollah is &#8220;ready for the highest level of cooperation with the Lebanese government within a new framework for realizing national sovereignty,&#8221; the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated Tasnim News Agency cited Qassem as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/lebanese-maronite-party-leader-geagea-053803795.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meanwhile, Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem told Iranian media five steps that the terror group requires for a ceasefire with Israel. 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